Drying-reel for fishing-lines



(Ne ModeL) F. M. ABBOTT.

DRYINGREEL FOR FISHING LINES.

Patented Sept. 15, 1891.

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DRYING-REEL FOR FISHING-LINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,669, datedSeptember 15, 1891.

. Application filed November 30, 1889. Serialllo. 332,070. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FLETCHER M. ABBOTT, of YVellesley, in the county ofNorfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedLine-Drying Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an improved means for holding fishing-lines todry them; and it consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as hereinafter described, and indicated in the claims.

Ordinarily a fishing-line is wrapped upon its reel after use in a wetcondition and there allowed to dry, which it does slowly, owing to thecompact mass into which it is formed upon its supporting-reel. Lines, ifimproperly dried, are liable to become mildewed and rotten, renderingthem worthless.

One object of my invention is to provide a simple, compact, andinexpensive device which may be securely clamped upon a suitable supportand afford means for the retention in good form and free for ventilationof a wet fishing-line, so as to dry it quickly.

A further object is to furnish a convenient line-supporting reelwhereona dried line may be wrapped or a new line placed, and there frombe reeled upon the fishing-reel proper.

A further object is to provide means for the ready attachment of aregular fishingreel temporarily upon the frame of a line-drying reelwhen a dried line is to be re-wound from the drying-reel upon thefishing-reel.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurel is a top plan view of the device and an attached regular fishingreel, all clamped on a support. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of thedrying-reel and regular line-holding reel, with the drying-reelinsection. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of an ordinaryfishing-reel and supporting-frame. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of thedrying-reel in folde'd adjustment on a portion of the frame whichsupports it; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the lineholding and drying reels on the frame, the drying-reel being partlybroken away.

A represents the frame, which affords support to a drying-reel and alsoto a fishing-reel of the usual construction, when a fishing-line is tobe transferred from one reel to the other.

The portion A of the frame A is flattened V it can be clamped, ayoke-clamp 0 being provided for this purpose. The limb c is enlarged androunded at its terminal end cl, forming a boss that is flattenedsidewise and centrally perforated therethrough for the reception of athreaded end of a shaft D, the perforation in the boss d being tapped toafford a mating screw-thread for the shaft end.

Aline-drying reel composed of two sections e f is mounted on the shaftD. The reel-sections e f are skeleton frames of different lengths, andare independent in their manner of support. Both are preferablyconstructed of wire rod bent into forms that adapt them to receive andsustain a fishingline on their outer end portions. The section 6 isshorter than the section f and near its center of length is furnishedwith integral flat mating collars e, that'are secured to the limbs ofthe skeleton frame, and also to the sleeve g, upon which they aremounted. The longer frame-section f of the drying-reel is constructed ofwire bent into form, as shown in Fig. 4, and with the exception of itssuperior length is a duplicate of the shorter reel-section e. Collars fare. affixed to the wire-rod limbs of the reel-section f near theirlongitudinal centers, which collars loosely engage the sleeve g outsideof and in loose contact with the collars c.

The construction of the drying-wheel as described permits the sections ef to be adjusted at right angles to each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and5, or folded partially, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, or closelytogether, as represented in Fig. 4. The sleeve g is of such relativediameter as to fit neatly on the shaft D, free to revolve, and in lengthis so proportioned thereto that a spiral spring 7L may be placed on theshaft and bear against the end of the sleeve, as will be furtherexplained.

In Fig. 1 an extension-bar v. is shown that is located parallel to andnear the limb c of the frame A. It is retained in place by the shaft D,that is inserted through its enlarged and laterally perforated boss 7",the spiral spring h bearing against said boss. The other end of bar '1'is provided with a second boss 7?, having a threaded perforation.

Another means for supportto the extensionbar 2' when in the positionshown in Fig. 1 consistsin the latching engagement therewith of thelatch-plate 70, which is pivoted by one end is to the limb c, theforward end of said plate 7.: being introduced into radial slots cut inthe rounded enlargements or bosses (I 2 formed 011 the limb c and theextension-bar 1'. The position given the extension-bar 2', as explainedand shown in Fig. 1,is for its coinpact stowage when not in service, itslegitimate use being to extend the limb c and adapt it to support alarger drying-reel, as shown in Fig. 5. The outer end of the sleeve g isengaged by a keeper-loop m, which projects from the end of the shaft D.\Vhen the parts of the drying-reel are assembled upon the shaftD and thespring 71. properly com pressed, it will by its expansion restrain theshaft D and reel-sections c f from too free rotation, adjustment of theshaft D endwise in the support at (1 increasing or diminishing thefrictional contact of the parts, as may be re quired.

\Vhen a large drying-reel is to be used to hold a long line, theextension-bar t'is adjusted as shown in Fig. 5, the longer portionsrepresenting the dimensions of the drying-reel sections cf. \Vhen theextension-bar '6 is in service, as shown in Fig. 5, the shaft D isremoved from the boss cl and a thumb-screw a inserted in its place andthe shaft D screwed into the boss The bar 2' maybe extended in alignmentwith the limb cor located at right angles therewith, as shown. hen notin use, the screw it is inserted in the boss 1' A leaf-spring 0 issecured by one end to the portion A of the frame A, its free end beingextended toward the end of said portion A and curved slightly upward, sothat the foot-piece a of a regular fishing-reel may be pushed endwisebeneath the spring, and thus be removably held in contact with the frameA in alignment with the drying-reel, for transfer of a wet line from thefishingreel to the drying-reel and a dry line from the latter-named tothe fishing-reel.

In use when a line is to be wrapped upon the drying-reel its sectionscfare adjusted at right angles to each other, as shown in Fig. in fulllines, and one end of the line is secured to a portion of the shortersection c. The reel is now revolved away from the fishing-reel B by theprojecting handle 6 which will transfer a wet line from the latter-namedreel to the drying-reel.

In order to loosen the layers of the line after it is wound upon thedrying-reel, the longer section f is moved toward the shorter section e,as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. This will slacken the tension of thecoils and let them hang loose. If the device is placed in the open airor near heat, the line will be speedily dried, and by giving the sectionits normal position said line can be rewound 011 the fishing-reel B.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A line-drying reel comprised of two 1'dially-folding sections of different lengths revolubly supported neartheir longitudinal centers, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with an elongated frame-bar, a means to hold afishing-reel thereon, and a device to secure the frame-bar to a stableobject, of a skeleton line-drying reel having two sections of differentlengths which are adapted to be spread at right augles or folded towardeach other, substantially as set forth. l

3. The combination, with an elongated frame-bar and a leaf-spring on theframe-bar which is adapted to hold a fishing-reel in alignment with thedrying-reel, of a skeleton line-drying reel comprised of two foldingsections of different lengths, and an extensionbar whereon thedrying-reel is mounted,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with an elongated frame-bar, a clamping leaf-springthereon. to hold a fishing-reel aligned with a drying-reel, and asecuring device to attach the framebar to a stable object, of areel-supporting shaft laterally projected from the frame-bar, a spiralspring thereon, and a folding linedrying reel mounted on the reel shaftin alignment with a clamped fishing-reel, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. The combination, witha frame provided with means for holding afishing-reel and with a threaded boss, of a threaded shaft, a skeletondrying-reel carried by the shaft, an extension-bar provided at one endwith a perforated boss and at the other end with a boss having athreaded perforation and a thumb-screw, substantially as shown anddescribed.

FLETCHER M. ABBOTT.

\Vitnesses:

J. H. ROBINSON, N. W. BINGHAM.

